Intel has agreed to purchase Mobileye, a maker of cameras and laser-based sensors used for self-driving car technology, in deal worth $15 billion. Mobileye originally partnered with Tesla to develop the first Autopilot system on the Model S. Mobileye currently sells its technology to 27 automakers in total. Tesla dumped Mobileye with the introduction of...

Tesla’s energy division head Lyndon Rive said this week that his company could solve Australia’s energy troubles within just 100 days. Tesla CEO Elon Musk then turned to Twitter and offered to install $25 million worth of battery storage within 100 days or the job would be free. Australia has been trying to combat power outages,…

Tesla has partnered with the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) to power the Hawaiian island with its solar panels and battery packs The solar farm is composed of 54,978 solar panels with 13 megawatts of solar generation capacity. Tesla has also installed 272 Powerpack 2 batteries to store the solar energy. The project is expected…

The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) displayed its 2.0 generation advanced safety research vehicle at the company’s Prius Challenge event in Sonoma, California. The all-new test vehicle will be used to explore a full range of autonomous driving capabilities.

San Francisco has introduced legislation to require all new buildings and parking structures to be 100% EV ready. Under the 100 percent EV Ready ordinance all new residential and commercial buildings are to configure 10 percent of parking spaces to be “turnkey ready” for EV charger installation, and an additional 10 percent to be “EV…

Elon Musk has launched a new company that intends to create an unprecedented underground transportation network for cars and high speed trains like the Hyperloop. Musk provided the exclusive details on The Boring Company – the new venture’s official name – to Bloomberg. Evidence of the effort is a 15 feet deep and 50 feet…

As of September, all Smart ForTwos sold in North America will be fully electric. “Developments within the micro-car segment present some challenges for the current smart product portfolio,” Dietmar Exler, head of Mercedes-Benz USA, said in a statement. “A dedicated focus on the electric drive in the U.S. and Canada provides a logical step to…

Pricing has been announced for Hyundai’s first dedicated electric vehicle dubbed Ioniq. It will offer three powertrain options in the same body shell: hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric. The 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid starts at $23,035, while the Ioniq Electric model starts at $30,035. Both base prices include an $835 destination charge, but not any…

GM subsidiary Cruise Automation has released the second in a series of videos showing its self-driving technology applied to the Chevy Bolt EV. Cruise began testing Bolt EV prototypes on the streets of San Francisco and Scottsdale, Ariz. last year.

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